Marvel faces a new lawsuit and this one is against the heirs of its writers. The beneficiaries claim ownership of the characters of their ancestors … The case is opened!
Only a few hours ago it was announced that Marvel was asked to return the rights to many of its main characters. This situation occurs given that the heirs of its writers claimed ownership. However, the study, with all its media and financial muscle, activated its protocols. The company immediately countersued, protecting its assets.
As expected, the company was not going to sit idly by waiting. So, taking advantage of his resources, he put his lawyers to work and in what way. The main specialized media have already given a report.
“Marvel has filed five different lawsuits against the heirs and heirs of previous creators, including Stan lee, Gene Colan and Steve Ditko. The lawsuits claim that all the characters in question were created as work for hire… So their rights are not eligible to be returned to the creators ”, states the portal Screen rant.
Therefore, and despite the fact that all previous authors have created the best known heroes. To give an example, Stan Lee to Hulk, Thor, Fantastic 4 and others, there is a very worrying case. This concern has to do with Ditko, as the successor of the creator of Spider-man already set a deadline.
“Under the termination provisions of copyright law, authors or their heirs can claim rights once granted to publishers after waiting for a statutory term. Set period of time. According to the termination notice, Marvel would lose the rights to its iconic character in June 2023 ″, they assert in The Hollywood Reporter.
It will be necessary to see how the case progresses, but having knowledge of the cause and similar antecedents, the great producer almost never loses. This would not exempt ‘La Casa de las Ideas’ from having to pay compensation in order to appease the atmosphere.